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		<title>When disagreement turns into conflict</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You really don’t want people on staff who merely smile, are yes-men or women, or who only implement your ideas. You want aggressive pioneers and lovers of people and innovators and people who love ministry to others—people who have ideas of their own. So there will be disagreements. But when are they considered conflicts? Perhaps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conflict with Staff</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knute Larson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of course conflict is inevitable. Wherever two or three are gathered together, there will be conflict. And, wherever two or three are gathered together, there must be a chairman. Let’s go through some principles about conflict that relate to staff: General principles Before the possibility of a conflict, everyone on staff should know the policies. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conflict in General</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knute Larson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a fact of life that wherever two or three are gathered together, there will be conflict. Below are some general principles about conflict that have worked well in the congregations I’ve served. First, recognize that it will happen. Genesis 3:14-19 reveals that since the fall we have had conflict in marriages and within the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rules of Engagement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knute Larson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conflict happens. But there is something proactive that we as pastors can do. We can do some mood management to promote joy and grace as centerpieces of the church. See what you think of the following ideas, and which ones might be worthwhile for you.  (I think they all are!) Allow the pulpit to radiate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part 2 &#8211; Planning the Church Calendar</title>
		<link>http://pastor.resourcesforyourministry.org/2011/12/12/part-2-planning-the-church-calendar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knute Larson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much of what goes into the church calendar is basic. It must be scheduled—worship services, youth groups, kids’ classes, Adult Bible Fellowships (or whatever you call Christian ed and “community” fellowship groups). But then there is a lot of leeway about what else should be scheduled . . . for the glory of God, for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning the Church Calendar</title>
		<link>http://pastor.resourcesforyourministry.org/2011/12/05/planning-the-church-calendar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knute Larson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we plan our church calendar, it’s important to think about the events of each month. These dates are significant, for they are the outgrowth of the church goals. Set Church Goals and Values First It’s not enough to simply smile and say, “Our values are in the Bible.” Of course they are. But what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas in the Letters (part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knute Larson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, we introduced the idea of preaching Christmas messages from the epistles, and we suggested two passages. Today we continue that thought with two other passages that can be used to creatively and biblically communicate the wonder of the incarnation. Colossians 1: 15-19 – “The Son Is the Fullness of the Father” This passage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas in the Letters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knute Larson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luke 2 is a spectacular chapter to craft into a Christmas series. I know many people who have spent the entire month of December preaching on the incarnation of Christ by working through Luke 2. There should never be an end to that. We need to present the gospel again and again, and we also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Events and Special Places</title>
		<link>http://pastor.resourcesforyourministry.org/2011/11/28/special-events-and-special-places/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knute Larson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us will have an opportunity to lead in prayer at a public gathering. Many of us feel guilty or like a compromiser when we do not close our prayer, “in Jesus’ name.” The next time you are in this situation, say something like this at the beginning or in the middle of your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preaching on Special Days</title>
		<link>http://pastor.resourcesforyourministry.org/2011/11/25/preaching-on-special-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knute Larson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mother’s Day: In most churches, Mother’s Day is second in the list of most-attended Sundays. You won’t want to skip honoring mothers on this day. We can at least bring thoughts for them into the sermon. While this is important, you must still be sensitive to women who wish they were mothers and cannot be. [...]]]></description>
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